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  • Winter Solstice 2022

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    Pastime with Good Company Our good friend Preston Tyree adeptly captured this year’s celebration on video here. Wæs Hæil!

  • Jungle Junket turns 30

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    Here’s the original playlist from the first jungle party, which debuted May Day of 1992: title artist The Mooch Duke Ellington & Orch (1958) It’s Nearly Africa XTC Amazonas Strunz & Farah Daktari theme S. Mann Initiation/Trance Homrich/Gascoigne Stranded in the Jungle Cadets Quiet Village Martin Denny Shango Michael Olatunji Swingin’ Safari Billy Vaughn &…

  • April Fools Joke Night

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    Playlist from 04-01-22 1. Howard Lanin Orchestra – When Eyes Of Blue Are Foolin’ You2. April Showers – Al Jolson (1921)3. Les Baxter – April In Portugal4. Ricky Nelson – Poor Little Fool5. Elvis Presley – (Now and Then There’s) A Fool Such as I6. Connie Francis – Everybody’s Somebody’s Fool7. Joe Barry – I’m…

  • Winter Solstice 2021: Here Comes the Sun

    Winter Solstice 2021: Here Comes the Sun

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    At 7:09pm on December 21, 2021, Sol Richey and myself mounted the Shed Stage of Green Man Coffee House’s backyard theater and bellowed Wæs Hæil! The well-spaced, assembled multitude answered in kind to the Olde English expression for be well— our longstanding toast for this special party. So began the 40th annual Winter Solstice Celebration.…

  • All Fine in 69

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    What a glorious way to finish the 60s Marathons! Many first-timers were in attendance, along with some of our favorite regulars. Groovy were the tunes, far-out was the mood. Incense kept the mosquitoes at bay, and engaging frivolity chased away the blues. Thanks again to all who participated and contributed! Here’s what we heard: 6907…

  • 50th Anniversary of 1968

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    We danced to these hits on June 22 and 29, 2018: 800 Peter Fonda – Catch The Wind 6801 1910 Fruitgum Company – Simon Says 6801 Bee Gees – Words 6801 Elvis Presley – Guitar Man 6801 Glen Campbell – Hey Little One 6801 Lalo Schifrin – Mission Impossible Theme 6801 Nancy Sinatra & Lee…

  • 50th Anniversary of 1967

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    Here are the songs we heard on June 23 and 30, 2017, in approximately this order: 6701 Buffalo Springfield – For What It’s Worth 6701 Byrds – So You Want To Be A Rock ‘N’ Roll Star 6701 Casinos – Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye 6701 Ed Ames – My Cup Runneth Over 6701…

  • 50th Anniversary of 1966, Part Two

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    Friday, July 29: Wrapping up our look back 50 years, here’s the 1966 playlist that got us dancing. Included were a select sample of June hits. Kudos to Michael Polacheck, Larry Vaughn, and Louise Richardson, who racked up the most points in our Name It and Win It contest. 6606 Crispian St. Peters – The…

  • 50th Anniversary of 1966, Part One

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    Friday, July 22: Here’s the playlist from the music marathon’s first half. The number preceding each song is the year and month code that helps me sort in chronological order. We didn’t get to June, but hope to, at least partially, on July 29, when we finish the year. Thanks to all who dug it!…

  • May Day Means Beltane

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    MAY DAY MEANS BELTANE So Green Man screens THE WICKER MAN (Extended Version) And we get to see THE (original) EQUALIZER (Edward Woodward With Britt Ekland and Diane Cilento as of 1973 (in their prime) Linda has made a Wicker Man (with art flames) out of barley and grains We eat THE WICKER MAN as…